Convertible davenport, reclining-couch, and bed.



C. DANIELSON. CONVERTIBLE DAVENPORT, REOLINING COUCH, AND BED.APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28, 1912.

1,082,680. I Patented Dec. 30,1913.

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1,082,680. I Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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CHARLES DANIELSON, CANNON FALLS, MINNESOTA.

CONVERTIBLE DAVENPORT, RECLINING-COUCH, AND BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. so, 1913.

Application filed June 28, 1912. Serial No. 706,382.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CHARLES DANIELSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cannon Falls, in the county of Goodhue and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inConvertible Davenpo-rts, Reclining-Couches, and Beds; and Ido herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others .skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its'nobject to provide a convertible wash-bench,davenport, settee, reclining couch and bed, and, to this end, itconsists of the novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafterdescrlbed and defined in the claim.

The invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, wherein likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

" Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in front elevation ofthe improved device; Fig. ,2 is a plan View of the same; Fig. 3 is aView in end elevation device; Fig. 4 is a. plan view of the deviceconverted into bed; and Fig. 5 is aview in left end elevation of thedevice, as shown in Fig. 4, with the exception that some parts have beenremoved.

The numeral 1 indicates, as an entirety,

the seat of the device and, as shown, this seat is preferably made up oflongitudinally extended slats 2. The first three of these slats 2, atboth the front and rear edges of the seat 1, are placed close together,the purpose of which will presently appear, and the intermediate slats 2are laterally spaced apart. Near their end portions, the slats 2 arerigidly secured to a pair of cross bars 3 having their upper surfacesformed irregular for the purpose of giving the seat 1 its proper shape.Depending legs 4; are rigidly secured to certain of the slats 2 and tothe cross bars 3. Tie bars 5, in horizontal rectangular arrangement,connect the four legs 4 at their intermediate portions.

An additional "pair of legs- 6 are rigidly secured to the intermediateportion of the front and rear tie bars 5 and'their upper ends arerigidly secured to the overlying slats 2. The legs 6 are each made up ofa pair of laterally spaced upwardly diverging bars 7 connected by a faceplate 8. These bars 7 and face'plates 8 afford channelof the improvedtive position, as shown in Fig. an inoperative pos1t1on,-as shown inFig. 3,

shaped seats 9, the purposeof which will also presently appear. In someinstances, it might be desirable to cut the legs 6 off at points in linewith the lower edges ofthe bars 5 towhich they are connected, therebyonly leaving the seats 9. I

The cross bars 3, at their rear ends, are extended beyond the seat 1 toafford back supporting extensions 10. On the upper faces of theseextensions 10 are rigidly secured flat metallic strips 11 having theirstop lugs 11*, as best shown in Fig. "Re movably mounted upon theextensions 10, is

a back 12 for the seat 1. This back is made up of longitudinallyextended, laterally spaced slats 13 rigidly secured near their endportions to a pair of cross bars 14. The cross bars 14 are extendedbelow the lower edge of the back 12and terminate in a pair of taperedlegs 15. A pair of upright bars 16 are rigidly'secured at their upperends to the extensions 10 and have their lower ends rigidly-secured tothe rear pair of legs 4 by means of spacing blocks 17, as best shown inFig. 3. These bars 16 are spaced apart from the rear legs 4 and are setoblique with respect thereto to afford tapered seats 18 adapted toreceive the tapered legs 15 and hold the back 12 in an upright position,as bestshown in Fig. 3, and adapting the device for use as a settee.

To convert the device into a bed, the back 12 is turned into ahorizontal position, as best shown in Fig. 5. In this position of theback 12, the lowermostof the slats 13 rests upon the metallic straps 11,the tapered legs 15 project under the rear edge bars 2 of the seat 1,and the stop lugs .11 hold the back in its proper position. Toaccomplish this adjustment of the back 12, the same must be shifted'endwise a short distance sufficient to remove the tapered legs 15 fromthe seats 18. For support-ing 'the outer edge portions of the back 12,when turned into a horizontal position, a pair of legs 19 are pi-votallysecured at their upper ends. one to the upper end portion of each crossbar 14.

These legs 19 turn downward into an opera-- 5, or fold into under'theaction of gravity.

To permit the device to be converted into a reclining couch or adavenport, I provide removable end brackets 20, each comprising a pairof laterally spaced end bars'21, conouter ends bent laterally upward toafford T nected by three transverse bars 22. To the two lowermost ofthese bars 22, is secured a plurality of laterally spaced slats 23 thatextend parallel with the end bars 21. At their lower ends, the end bars21 extend below the slats 23 and terminate in tapered legs 24 adapted tobe inserted in either of a pair of vertically extended slots 25 forsupporting the end brackets in a vertical position, as shown by dottedlines in Fig. 1, or a pair of oblique seats 26 adapted to support theend brackets in oblique positions, as shown by full lines in Fig. 1. Theseats 25 and 26 are formed by cutting out portions of the twointermediate slats 2, which go to make up the closely spaced slats atthe front and rear edges of the seat 1.

When the device is converted into a bed, as shown in Fig. 4, the two endbrackets 20 are placed side by side. To accomplish this arrangement ofthe end brackets, the end bracket for the back 20 has its legs 24detachably mounted in seats 27 and 28 formed at either end of thedevice. The seats 27 are formed by nailing or otherwise securing a cleat'29 on the rear edge portion of the seat 1 with its ends terminatingshort of and cooperating with the extensions 10 to afford the seats 27.And the seats 28 are formed by nailing or otherwise securing a pair ofcleats 30 on the uppermost of the slats 13 with their outer ends spacedapart from the cross bars 1% and cooperating therewith to afford theseats 28, also as best shown in Fig. 1.

When the device is to be used as a washbench, one of the end brackets 20is secured to the intermediate portion of the seat 1 by having itstapered legs 24 inserted into the seats 8 to afford a support for awringer. On either side of the side bracket 20, there is sufficient roomon the wash-bench to support a wash tub. The back 12 may also be used inconnection with the wash-bench to afford a support for the wash basket.

For cooperation with the seats 25 to hold the end brackets 20 in theirproper positions oblique cleats 25 are secured to the end of the seat 1to form tapered seats corresponding with the seats 9 and through whichthe legs 21 are adapted to be inserted. By reference to Fig. 1, it willbe noted that the seats 26 are of such shape as to receive the legs 24 Yin different endwise positions for the pur-' pose of changing theangularity of the end brackets 20.

The above described device, in actual practice, has been found highlyefficient for the purpose had in view and of comparatively small cost tomanufacture.

What I claim is A device of the kind described, comprising a benchhaving rear extensions located outward of its supporting legs, aremovable back mounted on said extensions for endwise adjustments andadapted to be turned into a horizontal position, folding legs on saidback, said back having depending tapered legs arranged to be seatedunder a wedging action in correspondingly formed seats in saidextension, for holding said back in an upright position when in oneadjustment on said extensions, and said tapered legs adapted to engagesaid bench and cooperate with said folding legs to hold said back in ahorizontal position, when in another adjustment on said extensions, anda stop for limiting the-horizontal separation ofthe bench and back,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES DANIELSON.

t VVit-nesses:

CLIFF W. Gnnss, ALGER W. SWANSON.

